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The latest updates from Leeds Older People's Forum
December 8, 2017
Final Report: More Than A Mealtime – Cross Gates and District GNS
Now that we are into our third year of Time to Shine, some of our projects from the first round of commissioning have drawn to a close.…
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December 1, 2017
Happy Holidays from Time to Shine
It’s been an amazing year here at Time to Shine; we’ve reached so many people and learned so much about how to reduce social isolation. We saw…
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November 30, 2017
Henpowered
Julia Edmunds, Time to Shine Learning Facilitator, reports back from ‘Ageing, Loneliness and Dementia’: a learning event at Hatfield Hall, Wakefield that took place on 16 November…
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November 30, 2017
The legacy of Young At Arts
Young at Arts: LEAF Partnership Case Study by Shabina Aslam The Leeds Arts Education Forum – LEAF Partnership is a natural partnership given the location, ethos and outreach aims of the stakeholders:…
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November 30, 2017
Bee Together
By Anna-Marie Garbutt, Project Coordinator, Bee Together Bee Together is a Time to Shine project aimed at older people with learning disabilities. Leeds is one of the only Ageing…
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November 15, 2017
Making Canals More Age Friendly
When was the last time you went out on a canal boat? For many of our Age Friendly Steering Group members, it had been a while, but…
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November 10, 2017
Time to Shine Small Funds Now Open
Closing date 12noon Wednesday 10 January 2018 The Small Funds Programme has been established to help third-sector groups develop ways of reducing loneliness and isolation and strengthen…
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November 1, 2017
Time to Shine Commissioning Round is Open
In case you haven’t heard, our latest and final commissioning round for Time to Shine is open. Funding is available for third-sector organisations who want to help…
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October 30, 2017
Delivery Partners: Sensitive Data Training
Time to Shine are hosting a training session about collecting sensitive data. We know that some questions we ask are participants can be tricky, particularly the ones…
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October 27, 2017
Older people wanted to join our assessment panel
Older people are at the heart of everything we do. Time to Shine’s final commissioning round is now open and we’ve got an exciting opportunity for older…
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October 26, 2017
Creating an Ageing Movement
By Hillary Wadsorth, Time to Shine Manager (Job Share) At the recent Ageing Better Conference, a panel discussion addressed the question of “How do we change attitudes about ageing?” Chaired by…
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October 24, 2017
Chatty Café Scheme
A new initiative called the Chatty Café Scheme has been set up in the North of England to reduce loneliness and get people talking. The scheme encourages…
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